U.S. Rep. Pete Stark Comes "Out of the Atheist Closet"


	U.S. Rep. Pete Stark Comes "Out of the Atheist Closet"

BartendingBear

10-1-2007 2:14 PM

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BartendingBear says:

One voice of sanity in the wilderness.

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10-4-2007 2:16 PM

Oortcloud

Perhaps the trickle to a coming tide?

10-4-2007 2:57 PM

BartendingBear

I'm sad to say that I don't think common sense will ever be really common.

10-4-2007 2:59 PM

arifsali

So we have an atheist, and a Muslim. With all their backers in between. Then we have whole lot of Christians and some Jews.

The politics doesn't get any better than this. No wonder Gore Vidal calls Washington a mess.

Next time you find a person who is just a politician and a statesman, then let me know.

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